# William Davis

William Davis may refer to:

## Academia

* William C. Davis (historian) (born 1946), American historian and university professor
* William H. Davis (educator) (1848–1938), American educator and school administrator
* William Hatcher Davis (1939–2017), professor of philosophy, Auburn University
* William Stearns Davis (1877–1930), American educator, historian, and writer
* William Watson Davis (1884–1960), professor and author

## Arts and entertainment
### Film, television, and theater

* William B. Davis (born 1938), actor, professor, and waterskier
* Will S. Davis (1882–1920), American film director
* William Stanford Davis (born 1951), American actor
* Wee Willie Davis (1906–1981), American film actor
* Bill C. Davis (1952–2021), American playwright and actor
* Robert Hartford-Davis (1923–1977), born William Henry Davis, British producer, director and writer

### Music

* Bill Davis (musician), American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter
* Wild Bill Davis (1918–1995), American jazz musician
* William "Bill" Davis, baritone, founding member of the 1950s R&B group The Crows
* Will Davis (musician) (1926–1984), jazz pianist

### Other media

* William Davis (journalist) (1933–2019), economics editor, BBC presenter, editor of Punch, 1969–1977
* William Davis (artist) (1812–1873), Irish Pre-Raphaelite artist
* William Davis (photographer), American photographer
* William Moore Davis (1829–1920), American painter
* William Virgil Davis (born 1940), American poet
* Bill Davis (artist) (born 1949), American illustrator, animation director and designer, graphic designer, and painter

## Military

* William A. Davis Jr. (1927–2017), engineer for the United States Army
* William Church Davis (1866–1958), U.S. Army general
* William G. M. Davis (1812–1898), Confederate States Army general
* William V. Davis (1902–1981), United States Navy admiral
* William Davis (Royal Navy officer) (1901–1987), British admiral

## Politics

* Bill Davis (1929–2021), Canadian politician, premier of Ontario
* Will Davis (Illinois politician) (born 1968), Illinois State Representative for the 30th district
* Will Davis (Virginia politician), Virginia state legislator for the 39th district
* William B. Davis (politician) (died 1935), American politician from Maryland
* William C. Davis (American politician) (1867–1934), 11th lieutenant governor of Alabama
* William C. Davis (Canadian politician) (born 1939), Canadian politician
* William E. Davis (1929–2021), former university president, Democratic politician and football coach
* William Hammatt Davis (1879–1964), American politician
* William Henry Davis (1872–1951), appointed assistant to the Secretary of War, 1917
* William H. Davis (sheriff), Pittsburgh City Council member, 1952–1954; Sheriff of Allegheny County, 1954–1970
* William H. Davis (Pennsylvania state representative), served 1854
* William H. Davis (Pennsylvania state senator) (1900–1955), served 1955
* William Lovel Davis (1844–1932), Australian politician
* William Morris Davis (congressman) (1815–1891), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
* William Walter Davis (1840–1923), Australian politician
* William Z. Davis (1839–1923), Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio and Ohio Supreme Court Judge
* William Howe Davis (1904–1982), American politician, mayor of Orange, New Jersey

## Science

* William Davis (cardiologist) (born 1957), American cardiologist and author of Wheat Belly
* William C. Davis Jr. (1921–2010), American ballistics engineer and writer
* William Conan Davis (1926–2022), African-American scientist
* William Morris Davis (1850–1934), American geographer, geologist and meteorologist
* William T. Davis (1862–1945), naturalist, entomologist and historian

## Sports
### American football

* Bill Davis (offensive lineman) (1916–1994), American football tackle
* William C. Davis (American football) (1938–2020), American football coach
* Willie Davis (defensive end) (1934–2020), American football defensive end
* Willie Davis (wide receiver) (born 1967), American football wide receiver
* Will Davis (linebacker) (born 1986), American football defensive end
* Will Davis (cornerback) (born 1990), American football cornerback
* Bill Davis (coach) (1941–2002), American football coach

### Baseball

* William Davis (baseball), Negro league baseball player
* Willie Davis (baseball) (1940–2010), center fielder in Major League Baseball
* Will Davis (baseball) (born 1984), American college baseball coach
* Bill Davis (baseball) (1942–2023), baseball player
* Babe Davis (William L. Davis, fl.1937–1939), American baseball player

### Basketball

* Will Davis (basketball) (born 1992), American basketball
* Willie Davis (basketball) (born 1945), basketball player
* Bill Davis (basketball) (1921–1975), basketball player

### Rugby union

* Will Davis (rugby union) (born 1990), English rugby union player
* Bill Davis (rugby union) (born 1942), New Zealand rugby union and softball player
* Wendy Davis (rugby union) (William Edward Norman Davis, 1913–2002), international rugby union player for Wales

### Other sports

* Bill Davis (darts player) (born 1959), American darts player
* Bill Davis (NASCAR owner), motorsports car owner
* J. William Davis, father of the National Letter of Intent for college athletics
* William Davis (cricketer, born 1880) (1880–1959), who played for Surrey, London County and the South of England from 1903 to 1911
* Will Davis (cricketer) (born 1996), English cricketer
* William Davis (golfer) (died 1902), Scottish golfer
* Bill Davis (ice hockey) (born 1954), Canadian ice hockey player

## Other people

* William Davis (miner) (1887–1925), miner killed during strike protest leading to Davis Day
* William Heath Davis (1822–1909), early settler of San Diego, California, USA
* William John Davis (1848–1934), British trade unionist
* William Rhodes Davis (1889–1941), American oil man and Nazi collaborator
* William Davis (bishop) (1908–1987), Anglican bishop and archbishop in Canada
* William Davis (judge) (born 1954), judge of the High Court of England and Wales
* William Davis (priest), English priest
* William George Davis, American serial killer and former nurse